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government sets a minimum price for milk so dairy farmers can stay in business. but with no farm bill, the way your milk gets priced, it would revert to 1949 law and cause dairy prices to go up. >>> time now for a look back and a look ahead at the weekend on wall street. deborah costron has the weekend bloomberg business report. >> welsh here's a sign of the times. financial times now has more digital subscribers than print customers. that's a goal shared by the new york times and other newspapers with so called pay walls. more newspapers are charging online users by putting up pay wall around some or all of their stories. that to make up for the loss of advertising dollars to internet companies like google. speaking of google, it is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit over electronic books. it stems from google's plan to scan millions of books from library and provide text to people who use google search engine. google didn't ask permission. google said that public benefits from its digital scanning program and the market isn't harmed. stocks ending the week hig
government sets a minimum price for milk so dairy farmers can stay in business. but with no farm bill, the way your milk gets priced, it would revert to 1949 law and cause dairy prices to go up. >>> time now for a look back and a look ahead at the weekend on wall street. deborah costron has the weekend bloomberg business report. >> welsh here's a sign of the times. financial times now has more digital subscribers than print customers. that's a goal shared by the new york times...
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. >> he was trying to name three government agencies to cut. >> i can't, oops. >> this is a president who talks about lowering taxes as he raises them. >> 9-9-9. >> game on. >> tied at the top of the iowa caucus. >> the people of iowa spoke so i have decided to stand aside. >> thank you, new hampshire! >> mitt romney scored a decisive victory. today he thursday south carolina obama. on president >> the south carolina surprise, newt gingrich wins. >> we will suspend our campaign effective today. we are not done fighting. >> mitt romney is the winner in texas. >> mitt romney now has 30 more delegates than he needs to win the republican nomination. >> my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan. >> mitt romney took his new running mate for a test drive in nascar country. way.lp is on the >> all i'm asking is that we go back, folks like me, the top 2%, go back to the rates we paid under bill clinton. >> i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states! >> you must vote and you must re-elect president bar
. >> he was trying to name three government agencies to cut. >> i can't, oops. >> this is a president who talks about lowering taxes as he raises them. >> 9-9-9. >> game on. >> tied at the top of the iowa caucus. >> the people of iowa spoke so i have decided to stand aside. >> thank you, new hampshire! >> mitt romney scored a decisive victory. today he thursday south carolina obama. on president >> the south carolina surprise, newt...
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>> i'm in the government. >> reporter: what do you make of this whole fiscal cliff mess? >> it seems like a against baby- sitting gig in a way. >> i'm really disappointed because, one, our lives are in other people's hands, and if you raise the taxes, how are we going to survive for 201 and on? >> i'm just, like i said, waiting to see what comes up and hope for the best. >> a lot of people don't know that we will automatically see a 2% did he address in our take- home tax. >> are you angry that we're even in this situation? >> not so much angry. just frustrated and, you know, just confused by it all, the lack of willingness to strike a deal should. what would you like lawmakers to give you regarding the fiscal cliff? >> compromise. i want them to come together and fix this problem. >> come together for a common goal. >> we really need a solution here. >> give back to the citizens, especially the hard working ones such as myself. >> coming to a compromise on spending. >> i think we're going to go over the cliff. >> we need to come together, because if we don't we'll fall a
>> i'm in the government. >> reporter: what do you make of this whole fiscal cliff mess? >> it seems like a against baby- sitting gig in a way. >> i'm really disappointed because, one, our lives are in other people's hands, and if you raise the taxes, how are we going to survive for 201 and on? >> i'm just, like i said, waiting to see what comes up and hope for the best. >> a lot of people don't know that we will automatically see a 2% did he address in our...
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two top government officials resigned. and the vice-president's departure was expected. he says with his background as a judge, politics doesn't suit him. and state television says egypt's val bank governor has resigned but did not say i would. >> for the first time in 15 years you can get a whopper in france. burger king opened a restaurant at marseille airport. the burger king closed its 39 french restaurants in 1997 because they weren't profitable. burger king plans to open another restaurant in france next year. >>> ahead, what was different this year at san francisco glide's holiday toy giveaway. >> merry christmas. >> and santa teams up with a new sidekick to help keep the season merry for local children in need. >>> let's look outside out our weather. a little break in the rain right now. leigh glaser has the forecast after you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives her
two top government officials resigned. and the vice-president's departure was expected. he says with his background as a judge, politics doesn't suit him. and state television says egypt's val bank governor has resigned but did not say i would. >> for the first time in 15 years you can get a whopper in france. burger king opened a restaurant at marseille airport. the burger king closed its 39 french restaurants in 1997 because they weren't profitable. burger king plans to open another...
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the deadline for preventing tax hikes and government spending cuts is just one week from today. the president and congress return to washington later this week. it's likely they'll work right to new year's eve. one possibility is striking a deal on taxes but leaving the spending for later. >>> overseas now, where an american has been killed by an afghan policewoman. the attack took place at police head quarters in kabul. where there have been similar insider attacks, this is the first time a female security officer has been involved. >>> the nra is not backing away from its call for armed officers in our nation's schools. and the group vows to fight any effort by congress to strengthen gun control laws. now congressman chris murphy, whose district includes newtown, calls the stance "tone deaf and revolting." >>> a real christmas gift, it would be getting to where you're going on time today. storms are causing major travel trouble throughout the nation. it's not only trying to get through snow-covered roads. rain and wind are grounding flights in the warmer parts of the country a
the deadline for preventing tax hikes and government spending cuts is just one week from today. the president and congress return to washington later this week. it's likely they'll work right to new year's eve. one possibility is striking a deal on taxes but leaving the spending for later. >>> overseas now, where an american has been killed by an afghan policewoman. the attack took place at police head quarters in kabul. where there have been similar insider attacks, this is the first...
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. >> reporter: the government indicted golden hands' owner, on 50 counts, including extortion and theft. >> you can get off the property now. >> reporter: for "good morning america," elisabeth leamy, abc news, washington. >> now, the attorney for the company's owner told us, mr. leaven is a small businessman who feels he did the best work he could under the confusing regulations and difficult circumstances and deadlines. but those pictures, that video, speaks volumes. >> it certainly does, about many things. >>> time, now, for another look at the weather. and our sam champion. samuel? >> we've been concentrating on the middle of the country, the east coast. let's now look west, folks. this has been a very snowy time period, as well. start with these pictures near the tahoe area. seven feet of snow since friday. six resorts have had snow depths of over 100 inches in the west. it is gorgeous, though. we have two brand-new systems moving in. this is going to create a little bit of a mess as they move across the country. they have cold air in the middle of the country to go with it. let's d
. >> reporter: the government indicted golden hands' owner, on 50 counts, including extortion and theft. >> you can get off the property now. >> reporter: for "good morning america," elisabeth leamy, abc news, washington. >> now, the attorney for the company's owner told us, mr. leaven is a small businessman who feels he did the best work he could under the confusing regulations and difficult circumstances and deadlines. but those pictures, that video, speaks...
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money we can borrow to run the government. they're going to do some extraordinary measures to keep us going until february. but things look grim. the one sliver of good news i can say on the substance is, the speaker's office tells me this morning there has been contact between the speaker of the house and the president, at least on the staff level. and they won't say whether or not the two men actually spoke. >> contact. hazahs all around. we heard a lot about taxes that will increase. what do we really mean? >> reporter: everybody will see their taxes go up. here are three examples. you have a teacher with two kids making $43,000 a year. taxes will go up by $3,000. a member of congress, they make $174,000 a year. their taxes will go up just next year, $7,500. and lebron james, you know, the guy made about $53 million last year. his taxes, just next year, would go up $2.4 million. >> ouch. >> reporter: poor lebron. >> indeed. we say it's five days away. but the idea is, we can't get this done if they reach a deal 15 minutes b
money we can borrow to run the government. they're going to do some extraordinary measures to keep us going until february. but things look grim. the one sliver of good news i can say on the substance is, the speaker's office tells me this morning there has been contact between the speaker of the house and the president, at least on the staff level. and they won't say whether or not the two men actually spoke. >> contact. hazahs all around. we heard a lot about taxes that will increase....
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an epic battle coming up early into the new year over raising the debt ceiling because the federal government is once again reaching the limit of how much money can be borrowed. once again facing the possibility of the united states defaulting on its debts and, you know, last time that led to a downgrade, credit downgrade. certainly not good news for the economy. >> we lurch from one crisis to the next. there's also talk about a dairy cliff involving our milk prices going up. is this real? is this likely to happen? >> isn't this great? dan, if congress does not act by tomorrow, your milk prices could in fact double by the way, cheese prices, as well. but once again, we believe that the congress will come up with some kind of a solution on this at least a temporary one, but, again, down to the wire they need to pass a farm bill or at least a temporary farm bill to prevent those milk prices from going up. >> d.c. forcing tax increases and lactose intolerance on america this morning. jon by the way has a big show. senators chuck schumer and jon kyl on "this week." a lot of news developing overni
an epic battle coming up early into the new year over raising the debt ceiling because the federal government is once again reaching the limit of how much money can be borrowed. once again facing the possibility of the united states defaulting on its debts and, you know, last time that led to a downgrade, credit downgrade. certainly not good news for the economy. >> we lurch from one crisis to the next. there's also talk about a dairy cliff involving our milk prices going up. is this...
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timothy geithner says the government may hit its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on monday. the president will hear about the fiscal cliff problem as well as members of congress return to washington to address the fiscal cliff. talks will take place behind closed doors. no public negotiations set. you have the debt and the fiscal cliff. it's not looking too good right now when it comes to the u.s. economy. >> geithner told congressional leaders that his department is using some accounting measures basically a fancy way of saying they're going to try to free up some cash to hold off, temporarily, this fiscal cliff. but it's still not looking good. >> i don't know about you at home, but kicking the can down the road, this has been happening over and over again. somebody has to make some decisions here. >> it's like in this business, they give you a deadline and you have to hit the deadline. there's no coming in and saying take another ten minutes. it don't work that way in real life. there are americans out there saying, get off your couches, get back to washington, and get th
timothy geithner says the government may hit its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on monday. the president will hear about the fiscal cliff problem as well as members of congress return to washington to address the fiscal cliff. talks will take place behind closed doors. no public negotiations set. you have the debt and the fiscal cliff. it's not looking too good right now when it comes to the u.s. economy. >> geithner told congressional leaders that his department is using some accounting...
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government considers the most dangerous. they're offering tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the u.s. ambassador or an american soldier in their country. here's muhammad lila. >> reporter: it's a country racked with lawlessness and now a potential new threat. the associated press first reported this video which claims to be from al qaeda's yemen branch announcing a new bounty. roughly $160,000 for the head of the american ambassador in yemen and $23,000 for any american soldier. abc hasn't verified the authenticity of the video. it was posted online separately, claiming to be part of a longer video, one that we have authenticated. the threat comes at a critical time, just four months after the american embassy was stormed in libya, killing chris stevens and three other personnel. after the attacks, security levels were raised at many american embassies around the world. >> i think the security detail won't do anything differently because they had to know the ambassador was already a person who had to be protect
government considers the most dangerous. they're offering tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the u.s. ambassador or an american soldier in their country. here's muhammad lila. >> reporter: it's a country racked with lawlessness and now a potential new threat. the associated press first reported this video which claims to be from al qaeda's yemen branch announcing a new bounty. roughly $160,000 for the head of the american ambassador in yemen and $23,000 for any american...
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. >> the people in government they must be aware of the problem and they appear to be ignoring the problem. >>reporter: they do know. state awed tonight march 2011 first out hin the problems in the unemployment phone system and follow-up audit last month confirmed the issues are very serious. of the 29.7 million calls in which individuals ask to speak with an agent, 24.9 million or 84 percent were unsuccessful. >> i think people have a lot of expectation that i call and someone is there to ns a.well there are finite resources of staff. >>reporter: edd spokesperson says budget limitation and the volume of calls to the unemployment insurance line make it difficult to answer every call. >> demand is overwhelming. we know that it's difficult staples to get through to a representative but we are doing our best to try to make information available for our customers. >>reporter: she directs people to the edd web site. e-mail. social media sites. she has the same advice for people having trouble on the disability insurance line. >> submit your question to us on line. some people may not weren't to
. >> the people in government they must be aware of the problem and they appear to be ignoring the problem. >>reporter: they do know. state awed tonight march 2011 first out hin the problems in the unemployment phone system and follow-up audit last month confirmed the issues are very serious. of the 29.7 million calls in which individuals ask to speak with an agent, 24.9 million or 84 percent were unsuccessful. >> i think people have a lot of expectation that i call and...
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. >> the people in government they must be aware of the problem and they appear to be ignoring the problem. >>reporter: they do know. state awed tonight march 2011 first out hin the problems in the unemployment phone system and follow-up audit last month confirmed the issues are very serious. of the 29.7 million calls in which individuals ask to speak with an agent, 24.9 million or 84 percent were unsuccessful. >> i think people have a lot of expectation that i call and someone is there to ns a.well there are finite resources of staff. >>reporter: edd spokesperson says budget limitation and the volume of calls to the unemployment insurance line make it difficult to answer every call. >> demand is overwhelming. we know that it's difficult staples to get through to a representative but we are doing our best to try to make information available for our customers. >>reporter: she directs people to the edd web site. e-mail. social media sites. she has the same advice for people having trouble on the disability insurance line. >> submit your question to us on line. some people may not weren't to
. >> the people in government they must be aware of the problem and they appear to be ignoring the problem. >>reporter: they do know. state awed tonight march 2011 first out hin the problems in the unemployment phone system and follow-up audit last month confirmed the issues are very serious. of the 29.7 million calls in which individuals ask to speak with an agent, 24.9 million or 84 percent were unsuccessful. >> i think people have a lot of expectation that i call and...
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the extra measures will keep the government from reaching the limit for another two months. >>> weather is the only thing keeping the late steve jobs' yacht from leaving port in a.m. dam. until now it had -- amsterdam. until now it had been impounded by the ship's designer who claim the estate owed him money. the estate paid to resolve that dispute. the yacht will likely stay in port because of weather. the 127 million dollar vessel is headed for california. >>> crab fishermen authority of the bay area will get two more weeks of unwanted vacation. california department of fish and game has moved back the start of the season to january 15th. the season was supposed to begin at start of december for men seen know county and points north. fish -- fish and game says the crab has not yet developed enough meat. >>> 5:17. we want to keep an eye on what is a not storm today, just today. >> we get a break today. >> is that an official weather term, a not storm? >> yes,, okay. >> thanks for pretending along. >> yes, if katie says so, it is to be. is what i was told. good morning, from sutro tower
the extra measures will keep the government from reaching the limit for another two months. >>> weather is the only thing keeping the late steve jobs' yacht from leaving port in a.m. dam. until now it had -- amsterdam. until now it had been impounded by the ship's designer who claim the estate owed him money. the estate paid to resolve that dispute. the yacht will likely stay in port because of weather. the 127 million dollar vessel is headed for california. >>> crab fishermen...
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the idea is to encourage students to get interested in government. >> anything that you want to write is fine, okay? >> this year the students have been particularly interested in what has been happening in their communities and around the world and they are not holding back. >> are you going to deal with the problems in egypt? what are i going to do about gangs? kids are getting shot. i know five people that have been shot and killed. maybe start more programs to get kids out of gang. >> they are not afraid to share their hopes for the future. >> president obama, do you think i will be president. are you giongd to help animals on endangered species list. >> i think you should give more money to schools so they can get more future projects and get more education. >> this is the generation that is going to be taking care of us. it's important they understand and have a world and feel like they can make a difference. >> she wants the president how higher taxes would impact her family. >> my mom, she has to pay a lot of money, they have to get a lot me and my siblings. >> the first grade
the idea is to encourage students to get interested in government. >> anything that you want to write is fine, okay? >> this year the students have been particularly interested in what has been happening in their communities and around the world and they are not holding back. >> are you going to deal with the problems in egypt? what are i going to do about gangs? kids are getting shot. i know five people that have been shot and killed. maybe start more programs to get kids out...
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. >> the people in government they must be aware of the problem and they appear to be ignoring the problem. >>reporter: they do know. state awed tonight march 2011 first out hin the problems in the unemployment phone system and follow-up audit last month confirmed the issues are very serious. of the 29.7 million calls in which individuals ask to speak with an agent, 24.9 million or 84 percent were unsuccessful. >> i think people have a lot of expectation that i call and someone is there to ns a.well there are finite resources of staff. >>reporter: edd spokesperson says budget limitation and the volume of calls to the unemployment insurance line make it difficult to answer every call. >> demand is overwhelming. we know that it's difficult staples to get through to a representative but we are doing our best to try to make information available for our customers. >>reporter: she directs people to the edd web site. e-mail. social media sites. she has the same advice for people having trouble on the disability insurance line. >> submit your question to us on line. some people may not weren't to
. >> the people in government they must be aware of the problem and they appear to be ignoring the problem. >>reporter: they do know. state awed tonight march 2011 first out hin the problems in the unemployment phone system and follow-up audit last month confirmed the issues are very serious. of the 29.7 million calls in which individuals ask to speak with an agent, 24.9 million or 84 percent were unsuccessful. >> i think people have a lot of expectation that i call and...
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. >> chinese government unveiled tirt internet censorship rules. internet users in china required to log on with the first and last name and list of forbidden web sthit already include facebook twitter and you tube has now been expanded. government is also ordering service providers to delete postings on message boards that might be viewed as critical of the chinese communist party. >> in maine law legalizing same sex marriage just went into effect about 30 minutes ago. city hall in portland opened at midnight give out the first marriage license. voters approved gay marriage in november in maine. similar law in maryland takes effect january 1st couple days from now. already legal in washington state. those 3 states were the if is to approve gay marriage by popular vote. >> just ahead here. details with the new year's resolution perhaps? guess what? there's an app for that. new back in the day, we didn't have the u-verse wireless receiver. [ light laugh ] the tv stayed in one place... mmmmhmmmm. ...right next to the upstairs tv outlet. oh yeah. they
. >> chinese government unveiled tirt internet censorship rules. internet users in china required to log on with the first and last name and list of forbidden web sthit already include facebook twitter and you tube has now been expanded. government is also ordering service providers to delete postings on message boards that might be viewed as critical of the chinese communist party. >> in maine law legalizing same sex marriage just went into effect about 30 minutes ago. city hall in...
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envoy calling for a transitional government run the country in order to end the conflict. russia's foreign minister mixon grimmer marks of such a plan actually working, saying that it still necessary to reach a peaceful solution. leland vittert has more on this. reporter: the russian foreign minister said that he feared that syria could turn into a bloody chaos that there was not some kind of negotiated settlement. many looking at the video that we see every day now coming out of syria. syria is already in a bloody chaos. more than 40,000 people killed. so far in this uprising. the death toll continues to rise every day. the rebels are now starting to gain momentum a little bit. pushing into damascus, some of the other larger cities. at the same time, the regime is growing more desperate and shelling of civilian areas and those kinds of things for the only lasswell might be the russians, who at some point could break away from this and getting their own traction. president bashir max as he is not leaving. the violence continues and we are at an impasse. there is now an inc
envoy calling for a transitional government run the country in order to end the conflict. russia's foreign minister mixon grimmer marks of such a plan actually working, saying that it still necessary to reach a peaceful solution. leland vittert has more on this. reporter: the russian foreign minister said that he feared that syria could turn into a bloody chaos that there was not some kind of negotiated settlement. many looking at the video that we see every day now coming out of syria. syria...
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borrowers whose mortgages aren't backed by the government and who owe more than their homes are worth may be eligible soon. that would be good, not only for them, but also for the economy, as a whole. >>> and rail travel this morning is taking a major step forward in china. that country now has the longest high-speed rail line in the world. more than 1,400 miles. trains between beijing and guangzhou will initially travel a top speed of 200 miles per hour. cutting the trip from 20 hours to 8. it may also spur domestic airlines to cut their fares. >> impressive. >>> when we come back, a little courtside coziness for a controversial couple. >> the first side-by-side appearance for, yes, rihanna and chris brown. >>> and later, a little girl's dog snatched from a new york city street is home for christmas. how some good samaritans pitched in to get the pup and catch the thief. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker oats. today is going to be epic. quaker up. today is going to be epic. trying to find a better job can likbe frustrating.gs,
borrowers whose mortgages aren't backed by the government and who owe more than their homes are worth may be eligible soon. that would be good, not only for them, but also for the economy, as a whole. >>> and rail travel this morning is taking a major step forward in china. that country now has the longest high-speed rail line in the world. more than 1,400 miles. trains between beijing and guangzhou will initially travel a top speed of 200 miles per hour. cutting the trip from 20 hours...
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and that would force the government to pay dairy farmers much higher prices for their milk, pushing costs up all across the board. >>> another day, another upbeat report on the rebounding housing market. sales of new homes jumped 4.4% between october and november. the fastest pace in more than 2 1/2 years. overall, new home sales are up 15% over the past year. >>> and still, with the economy, a sign of the rebounding u.s. auto industry. ford will spend more than $750 million to expand a half-dozen manufacturing plants in michigan. that will create more than 2,300 jobs and save 3,000 others. it's part of the company's commitment to invest $6.2 billion in its u.s. plants and create 12,000 jobs by 2015. >>> there are movie flops. and then, there's the 2012 film that's the biggest flop of all-time. christian slater's indy cop horror film "payback" grossed a total of $264. box office mojo crunched the numbers and found that "payback" played in one theater last spring. if you're counting, that means a couple dozen people decided to buy tickets. >> you know who you are who bought tickets to see
and that would force the government to pay dairy farmers much higher prices for their milk, pushing costs up all across the board. >>> another day, another upbeat report on the rebounding housing market. sales of new homes jumped 4.4% between october and november. the fastest pace in more than 2 1/2 years. overall, new home sales are up 15% over the past year. >>> and still, with the economy, a sign of the rebounding u.s. auto industry. ford will spend more than $750 million...
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again the government does own 26% of general motors. i think it's a government directed bonus pool that is a lot of pay back for the unions who voted in administration in this office. >> heather: so on wednesday, gm did receive a christmas boost because u.s. treasury it would reduce its stake in gm by selling a chunk of sales back to the company? >> right. i think that is right. so slowly the united states government is getting out of the shares they own in general motors to make it a publicly traded company subjected to the capitalistic supply and demand marketplace but before they did that they signed in a four-year deal in which they are going to pay bonuses of $5,000 to $7,000 per year. i think it was a nice payback and nice deal for the current employees for general motors. >> heather: that will reduce the treasury's stake to about 19%, but let's talk about good news. the company is doing better. gm specifically this year made $5.5 billion in profits, expected to post substantial profit in the fourth quarter. are these bonuses dese
again the government does own 26% of general motors. i think it's a government directed bonus pool that is a lot of pay back for the unions who voted in administration in this office. >> heather: so on wednesday, gm did receive a christmas boost because u.s. treasury it would reduce its stake in gm by selling a chunk of sales back to the company? >> right. i think that is right. so slowly the united states government is getting out of the shares they own in general motors to make it...
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in 2012 the american people may have voted for status quo in governing but don't expect it in governance of the if the president believes he has the upper hand and people will blame the republicans if we two over the fiscal cliff i happen to believe they will blame everybody and the president is not going to escape liability for not leading us through this crisis, because after all, this is a manufactured crisis, created by the very people who are charged now it solve it to refuse to solve it. so they're just kicking the can down the road. let's not forget in 2013, we have another crisis looming and that is the debt ceiling. kelly: exactly right. let's remind people what this fiscal cliff is really all about. we're talking about automatic tax cuts that will go into place as well as drastic, draconian cuts in entitlement programs, medicare, and even the military. the military can suffer very greatly if this goes through the sequestration. if you look at all this, you realize something has got to be done, because $2,000 per average taxpayer will be added to them over the course of this yea
in 2012 the american people may have voted for status quo in governing but don't expect it in governance of the if the president believes he has the upper hand and people will blame the republicans if we two over the fiscal cliff i happen to believe they will blame everybody and the president is not going to escape liability for not leading us through this crisis, because after all, this is a manufactured crisis, created by the very people who are charged now it solve it to refuse to solve it....
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our government is spending way too much money. we need to cut back on spending, cut -- >> arthel: where? >> look at the entitlement programs, for example. there's a lot of waste, fraud, and abuse going on there. that is not even on the table. and so listen, we can cut our expenses in our country that is spleeningful and very important for us to do because right now, they're just kicking the can down the road and it's not going to help our economy. >> arthel: waste, fraud and abuse, where? because when regular folks at home hear cut my entitlement, you're looking at the older people when are looking at their medicare or medicaid benefits being affected. >> there is a significant amount of waste, fraud and abuse going on in medicaid and medicare. so that is something i think a needs to be addressed. that's something that has not been looked at. i think that is part of our problem. >> arthel: michael, you get the last word. >> i don't think you need to hold up the tax issue on the spending. the congress has the power of the purse str
our government is spending way too much money. we need to cut back on spending, cut -- >> arthel: where? >> look at the entitlement programs, for example. there's a lot of waste, fraud, and abuse going on there. that is not even on the table. and so listen, we can cut our expenses in our country that is spleeningful and very important for us to do because right now, they're just kicking the can down the road and it's not going to help our economy. >> arthel: waste, fraud and...
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they represent 40% of the government workers. here we've got a private union strike that could happen starting this coming sunday t could be crippling. which means they will sell it fast. heather: neither said no to renewing talks. the national trade associations, they have even appealed to president obama use the taft-hartley injunction to hold off this strike for 80 days. >> reporter: right. to force them to get back to the table and negotiate. you have to wonder how this will turn out. i wish them luck on both sides. heather: thank you so much, dennis. >> reporter: thank you, heather the. gregg: snow, rain, freezing drizzle making it a pretty tough ride to grandma's house today. we're live at the world's busiest airport with the very latest straight ahead. heather: no peace in the middle east as fighting gets worse at a country already coming apart at the seams. report how the situation in syria is heading downhill fast. [sirens] ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate i
they represent 40% of the government workers. here we've got a private union strike that could happen starting this coming sunday t could be crippling. which means they will sell it fast. heather: neither said no to renewing talks. the national trade associations, they have even appealed to president obama use the taft-hartley injunction to hold off this strike for 80 days. >> reporter: right. to force them to get back to the table and negotiate. you have to wonder how this will turn out....
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the federal government tested toyota. they said it was floor mats or sticky throttle or something like that and i believed the government. >> 7,000 miles later on the day after christmas, she says she was pulling in to a parking spot at a local mall, gently riding the brakes when she says -- well, take a listen. >> the car just lurched forward and hit the cement wall in front of us. >> she jammed on the brakes so hard, she says she strained ligaments in her foot causing massive swelling. when she called the dealership, the salesman insisted she call a toyota company salesman. >> you will not drive this again? >> i will not drive it again. >> toyota never conceded. there was an internal document written in japanese with english translation that shows in one instance during pre-production testing an electronics software problem was discovered. toyota says it has nothing to do with unintended acceleration. other safety experts disagree. drew griffin is here tonight. first a big settlement earlier this month and now this. is
the federal government tested toyota. they said it was floor mats or sticky throttle or something like that and i believed the government. >> 7,000 miles later on the day after christmas, she says she was pulling in to a parking spot at a local mall, gently riding the brakes when she says -- well, take a listen. >> the car just lurched forward and hit the cement wall in front of us. >> she jammed on the brakes so hard, she says she strained ligaments in her foot causing...
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the federal government tested toyota. they said it was floor mats or a sticky throttle or something like that and i believed the government. >> 7,000 miles later on the day after christmas. she said she was pulling into a parking spot at a local mall gently riding the brake, she says -- take a listen. . >> the car lurched forward and hit the cement wall in front of us. >> she strained ligaments in her foot causing massive swelling. the dealer insisted she call the toyota contain lawyer. >> and you won't drive this again? >> i will not. >> toyota has never conceded that there was a problem. but drew found a document that is written in japanese and english translation that shows one instance what antwonic software problem was discovered. toyota says this has nothing to do with unintended acceleration. other experts disagree. drew griffin is here. first a big settlement earlier this month and now this. >> from the beginning the company maintained it doesn't have a problem. certainly nothing wrong with the electronic throttle
the federal government tested toyota. they said it was floor mats or a sticky throttle or something like that and i believed the government. >> 7,000 miles later on the day after christmas. she said she was pulling into a parking spot at a local mall gently riding the brake, she says -- take a listen. . >> the car lurched forward and hit the cement wall in front of us. >> she strained ligaments in her foot causing massive swelling. the dealer insisted she call the toyota...
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and now as the government is shrinking, there is more of a problem. unfortunately, it requires the work of cnn and other investigative reporters to bring it to light, and sometimes the e embarrassment to force the government to get involved, so there is a lack of oversight there and a need for far more enforcement. >> i'm sure you're concerned people at home are listening and saying maybe i shouldn't donate. maybe it makes them afraid to donate. what do you say to them? >> for every horrible story, there's a great story and fantastic charities. the united way of westchester, or western connecticut is involved, and they are helping the community help where the money goes. you have save the children, a whole lot of organizations out there that have a track record, a reputation. they do wonderful work. don't despair. please just do a little research and don't just give on impulse. >> all right, ken berger, appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> sure. >> and just a note from a local official in newtown. she said the town has received so many gifts si
and now as the government is shrinking, there is more of a problem. unfortunately, it requires the work of cnn and other investigative reporters to bring it to light, and sometimes the e embarrassment to force the government to get involved, so there is a lack of oversight there and a need for far more enforcement. >> i'm sure you're concerned people at home are listening and saying maybe i shouldn't donate. maybe it makes them afraid to donate. what do you say to them? >> for every...
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people want a strong action from -- from thent's government. until then, they are prepared to keep the heat on. >> a delay until tuesday. the constitution in egypt was supposed to be passed, but now, the electoral commission says they will be looking at allegations of irregularities in the voting process. we were sent this report from cairo. >> egypt, on the brink of a new era. for weeks now, this country has been gripped by political turmoil. there is a lot at stake. egyptians have been waiting on a new constitution, and an early tally says more than 60% voted yes, but the result is not official yet. the guests of voters cannot get a victory for morsi and his supporters, and they say it will help egypt get back on track. >> there was not any blood spilled. the egyptian should be happy that it was approved. >> but it is very controversial. in the run-up to the referendum, of violent clashes broke out at the presidential palace in cairo. critics fear the charter could give islamists too much power. some are worried they will not be protected, an
people want a strong action from -- from thent's government. until then, they are prepared to keep the heat on. >> a delay until tuesday. the constitution in egypt was supposed to be passed, but now, the electoral commission says they will be looking at allegations of irregularities in the voting process. we were sent this report from cairo. >> egypt, on the brink of a new era. for weeks now, this country has been gripped by political turmoil. there is a lot at stake. egyptians have...
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the spanish government pointed this out very clearly to the american. are you going to say that it's legal for these people to kill a white man, a figure of authority, and capture a ship? all of the slaves in america will be very interested to get this news. so there are contradictions there but i do believe the fact that it came from outside the united states into the united states made it a little easier. but the other thing which i think really does matter is that this was a really very dramatic event. and what has struck me about the popular side of it is that they were interested in who these people were as africans and there was some sort of exoticism in that. people of connecticut had never really seen africans before so that was part of it. but on the other hand, the rebellion itself was what they really wanted to know about. that is why the paintings -- this is actually an engraving done by a connecticut artist. it's kind of contradictory and interesting, isn't it? here you have the afro-cuban captain and here's the captain being killed by four
the spanish government pointed this out very clearly to the american. are you going to say that it's legal for these people to kill a white man, a figure of authority, and capture a ship? all of the slaves in america will be very interested to get this news. so there are contradictions there but i do believe the fact that it came from outside the united states into the united states made it a little easier. but the other thing which i think really does matter is that this was a really very...
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three big government expenditure programs are about 45% of government expenditures. those are growing. in 2010 medicare and medicaid combined spent more than social security. social security is a $750 billion program. it's growing. health care, medicare, medicaid, it's growing. if we don't do something to rein those programs back in and change the incentive structures to get more pro-market, growth-oriented policies in place, we are going to hit a fiscal cliff not at the end of in this year. we're lucky right now that our interest rates are so low. it's not because people love to come here, it's because we're not the ugliest person at the beauty pageant. they tonight want to put their money in greece, spain or portugal, so they're putting it here. our interest rates are so low. that's not going to last forever. be you go back up to a long-term average of 6-8%, we add a trillion dollars in debt service and cost interests over ten years. the interest alone will swallow up half of our federal expenditures. we'll be paying china for their military. we can't allow this to
three big government expenditure programs are about 45% of government expenditures. those are growing. in 2010 medicare and medicaid combined spent more than social security. social security is a $750 billion program. it's growing. health care, medicare, medicaid, it's growing. if we don't do something to rein those programs back in and change the incentive structures to get more pro-market, growth-oriented policies in place, we are going to hit a fiscal cliff not at the end of in this year....
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the election was a disaster from the governing shriver who only one massachusetts and the district of columbia. but perhaps the final word came 18 months leader as the watergate scandal unfolded in the bumper stickers appeared today to read an outline of the stage and within its boundaries of the words we told you so. in 1976, shriver ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in the year when an electorate eager for change opted for jimmy carter. after the presidential run, shriver assumed the presidency of the special olympics, the task of largely engaged him and eunice until the end of the life and was stridor who at the age of 85 confronted the government of china in the organization's interest. and by 2007, the world summer olympic games were held in shanghai. shriver also advised the u.s. catholic bishops in drafting a letter on the nuclear war issued in 1983, and he worked to influence the ronald reagan administration to inspect the to expect the no-strike first approach to the nuclear weapons. in 1993, president clinton presented him the presidential medal of freedom. this barebone
the election was a disaster from the governing shriver who only one massachusetts and the district of columbia. but perhaps the final word came 18 months leader as the watergate scandal unfolded in the bumper stickers appeared today to read an outline of the stage and within its boundaries of the words we told you so. in 1976, shriver ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in the year when an electorate eager for change opted for jimmy carter. after the presidential run, shriver assumed the...
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i get to vote for the people who run the government. idea to start an organization that has a huge foolish project like making interfaith social nor. i've worked in england. i've worked in south africa. i love all these places. i never felt like an owner. i never felt like my hands could shape that soil. you know, one of the things i love about woody guthrie was just how wide his vision was. i saw arlo guthrie, his son, play that song in south africa, and he said you know, my dad's vision for this on was always seek to shining sea, pacific to atlantic of the you would have to go the long way around. so i love it. i think that it's a beautiful thing to lift up the heroes of all nations. and i think that we have heroes in america, i think we ought to recognize them. >> thanks for that question. >> some of things i've heard, did today about this presidential election is that it's one of the rare times in history where faith and religion have been downplayed, because it's apparently a problem for both candidates but apparently being a mormo
i get to vote for the people who run the government. idea to start an organization that has a huge foolish project like making interfaith social nor. i've worked in england. i've worked in south africa. i love all these places. i never felt like an owner. i never felt like my hands could shape that soil. you know, one of the things i love about woody guthrie was just how wide his vision was. i saw arlo guthrie, his son, play that song in south africa, and he said you know, my dad's vision for...
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respecting government. one way to think about this is an abundance of land but when people are crowded together the need management to deal with congestion and contagious diseases and urban schools and all of the issues we are facing. those problems don't get solved by the private sector. they actually need a functioning government. so it's always been. it's why 100 years ago we have said he governments have long before we had an active government because it is so critical that we actually deal with the problems of boston has and that is a result of its density but there's a reason why people in boston like people more than in montana. they needed more. and that is central and it isn't going away and we are a absolutely blessed in this regard. we continue to have problems like the school system that continue to need more work. but we get nowhere by vilifying government as a whole and indeed we should cherish our leaders as well as occasionally to do better on things as a part of the space process. but we sh
respecting government. one way to think about this is an abundance of land but when people are crowded together the need management to deal with congestion and contagious diseases and urban schools and all of the issues we are facing. those problems don't get solved by the private sector. they actually need a functioning government. so it's always been. it's why 100 years ago we have said he governments have long before we had an active government because it is so critical that we actually deal...
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and that was that the canadian government was great. they supported as much booze as possible as long as the ship was in excess tests before they've subsisted in the united states. joseph kennedy limited from vancouver refuse to pay the excise tax. people say there's the proof. there's a smoking gun. i looked at the business record the business directories in vancouver and discovered that it's david joseph kennedy who said in vancouver, have been born in vancouver, so no, no bootlegging of any sort. here and the local press. >> as you talk about the relationship between joe kennedy and his son john and to what extent john kennedy knew of his father's relationships multiple women and whether that influenced him to follow that same path. >> yes. [laughter] yes and i think there is no kennedys the audience. i think jack was much more predatory even than his father was. joe kennedy spent his -- joe kennedy had an arrangement muchly proves his father that i don't embarrass you and they do whatever i want. and he tried not to embarrass rose.
and that was that the canadian government was great. they supported as much booze as possible as long as the ship was in excess tests before they've subsisted in the united states. joseph kennedy limited from vancouver refuse to pay the excise tax. people say there's the proof. there's a smoking gun. i looked at the business record the business directories in vancouver and discovered that it's david joseph kennedy who said in vancouver, have been born in vancouver, so no, no bootlegging of any...
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. >> there was an idea that the government would give an award their first team that gets there, $20 billion or something like that. i'm kind of open-minded happen. been married to any particular idea on space policy. we're watching it evolve before our very eyes and it's going to be interesting to see where it goes over the next few years. >> i'd rather see us explore the ocean bottoms first. we haven't mapped them as well as we have mapped mars. on that note i will wrap up. thank you all for your attendance. have a great afternoon. >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see here online. type the author or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and check search. book tv streams live online for 48 hours every weekend, with top nonfiction books and authors. booktv.org. >> next. marcus rediker row counts a slave revolt eye board the am a&m amistad. the men were eventually sent to prison in connecticut where they awaited a trial heard by the supreme court. their case defended by john quincy adamss resulted in their release and return to africa. thi
. >> there was an idea that the government would give an award their first team that gets there, $20 billion or something like that. i'm kind of open-minded happen. been married to any particular idea on space policy. we're watching it evolve before our very eyes and it's going to be interesting to see where it goes over the next few years. >> i'd rather see us explore the ocean bottoms first. we haven't mapped them as well as we have mapped mars. on that note i will wrap up. thank...